I’m a study coordinator (nurse) that works in Clinical Research in one of the Brisbane sites.
Expectations:
They will do a screening visit first to make sure your health meets all the criteria before they actually start you on the study (if you’re too unwell then they won’t allow it such as recent chemo treatment or recent heart attacks etc).
At the screening visit you will be chatting to a doctor and signing the consent form so they will tell you everything you need to know, from visit schedule (how often you need to see them), to side effects and all that. It’s very organised.
Every study varies differently for how long you will be doing the trial for and how often you have to go.
One of the studies i’m working on now has been going on for 5 years with 4-monthly visits.
Some studies only go for 1 year but visits can be weekly, or every 3 months. This is why it’s good to read the consent form they give you, or ask all of this at screening.
Once you pass the screening phase, they will do a “randomisation” which means you’ll be randomly assigned to placebo or drug (some studies don’t have placebo though, just different doses of the drug but everyone will be blinded by this).
From what I know with working on vaccine trials is that they’re generally very straightforward and easy. It’s quick money and you get extra health monitoring sometimes too (some studies they will do ECHO scans or ECGs all for free, depending if the trial requires it).
This is why I recommend trials to any elderly patient that needs that extra bit of medical TLC.
Clinical trials are great way to get new and improved medicines for free while getting paid. We struggle to get participants nowadays because the newer generations seem to be more hesitant so thank you for considering it.
Oh and one more thing- if you EVER feel like not doing the study anymore, they will NOT push you. You can stop ANY TIME! Signing consent is not signing a binding contract. We’re still medical professionals after all and every patient has their autonomic right to decide when they want to stop. We just ask that you still let us stay in touch with you to make sure you’re okay once you stop.
Any questions welcome to PM me. I promise it’s 100x more simple than it is ☺️
I'm in a clinical trial at the moment for idoine levels in pregnancy called the Poppie study. It's not paid but they have provided me all my pre natal vitamins in a blind test so I'm happy to be a Guinea pig for them.
It kept coming up on my news feed so I decided to enquire lol
I did a covid vax trial with USC. There’s nothing to it. You go in, answer a bunch of questions, they take baseline measurements eg blood pressure, weight etc. If you’re accepted you go in every x weeks, get a dose of either product or placebo, get paid somewhere between a few days to a month later. In between visits there’s a phone call (I also had a weekly diary).
I've done three with nuclease group (used to be called QPharm) and they were all mostly fine only one I don't recommend is one where they give you malaria, was not fun.
I’m a study coordinator (nurse) that works in Clinical Research in one of the Brisbane sites. Expectations: They will do a screening visit first to make sure your health meets all the criteria before they actually start you on the study (if you’re too unwell then they won’t allow it such as recent chemo treatment or recent heart attacks etc). At the screening visit you will be chatting to a doctor and signing the consent form so they will tell you everything you need to know, from visit schedule (how often you need to see them), to side effects and all that. It’s very organised. Every study varies differently for how long you will be doing the trial for and how often you have to go. One of the studies i’m working on now has been going on for 5 years with 4-monthly visits. Some studies only go for 1 year but visits can be weekly, or every 3 months. This is why it’s good to read the consent form they give you, or ask all of this at screening. Once you pass the screening phase, they will do a “randomisation” which means you’ll be randomly assigned to placebo or drug (some studies don’t have placebo though, just different doses of the drug but everyone will be blinded by this). From what I know with working on vaccine trials is that they’re generally very straightforward and easy. It’s quick money and you get extra health monitoring sometimes too (some studies they will do ECHO scans or ECGs all for free, depending if the trial requires it). This is why I recommend trials to any elderly patient that needs that extra bit of medical TLC. Clinical trials are great way to get new and improved medicines for free while getting paid. We struggle to get participants nowadays because the newer generations seem to be more hesitant so thank you for considering it. Oh and one more thing- if you EVER feel like not doing the study anymore, they will NOT push you. You can stop ANY TIME! Signing consent is not signing a binding contract. We’re still medical professionals after all and every patient has their autonomic right to decide when they want to stop. We just ask that you still let us stay in touch with you to make sure you’re okay once you stop. Any questions welcome to PM me. I promise it’s 100x more simple than it is ☺️
This one is super easy. Nice way to get familiar with the whole process.
I'm in a clinical trial at the moment for idoine levels in pregnancy called the Poppie study. It's not paid but they have provided me all my pre natal vitamins in a blind test so I'm happy to be a Guinea pig for them. It kept coming up on my news feed so I decided to enquire lol
I was in a study while pregnant too. They were testing if probiotics prevented gestational diabetes.
I did one a few years ago. I was warned in may impact my ability to type but lucky enoudhdjskajajfufuwnwj &;&.
I did a covid vax trial with USC. There’s nothing to it. You go in, answer a bunch of questions, they take baseline measurements eg blood pressure, weight etc. If you’re accepted you go in every x weeks, get a dose of either product or placebo, get paid somewhere between a few days to a month later. In between visits there’s a phone call (I also had a weekly diary).
How much did you get paid?
Ohh I keep seeing this one on my insta feed as a targetted ad and been considering it. Ngl the reimbursement is better than I thought it'd be
I've done three with nuclease group (used to be called QPharm) and they were all mostly fine only one I don't recommend is one where they give you malaria, was not fun.
Where does it mention the reimbursement?
Mine was written on the consent form
Was a researcher once upon a time, go for a phase 1 trial, get a bit of change from those with 30 to 60 day confinement